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Many areas of analytical microbiology that deal with biological materials (e.g., medicine and the food, water, and pharmaceutical industries) need methods of detecting and identifying microorganisms that can give results in a few hours rather than the many days required for conventional methods.
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Kroll, R. (1995). The Direct Immunofluorescent Filter Technique (DIFT). In: Howard, J., Whitcombe, D.M. (eds) Diagnostic Bacteriology Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 46. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-297-3:107
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